In which year did Park Chung Hee lead a military coup?
1959
1961
1963
1965
Answer
Park Chung Hee led a military coup in 1961, which brought an end to the interim government of the Second Republic of South Korea. He then ruled as an unelected military strongman before being elected president in 1963.
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